FILE - In this Friday, June 16, 2017 file photo, FIFA secretary general Fatma Samoura talks to media during a news conference at the St. Petersburg Stadium, Russia. FIFA has lifted a gag on voters publicly endorsing a 2026 World Cup bid. Soccers governing body last month ordered officials not to openly discuss the merits of either the joint Northern American bid or the rival Morocco contender. But FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura informed members this week of an about-turn in a letter to member associations offering new guidance on the bid rules of conduct. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky, File)